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National
Environmental Education Programme

The
environmental education programme is essential for the long term
survival of conservation in the country, through the education of the
people of Swaziland with regard to the benefits of conservation. The
overall aim of environmental education programme is to promote the
understanding, acceptance, application and evaluation of environmental
conservation principles and practices by all the people of Swaziland
in order that a better quality of life results. The programme is
therefore designed to fulfil the following objectives:

(a) to
encourage the understanding and awarness of man's interrelatedness
with nature and his total dependence on the natural environment not
only for his development but also for his survival;

(b) to
encourage an understanding of environmental conservation and its
underlying principles, in particular that of sustainable utilisation
of resources;

(c) to
motivate people to acquire a personal set of values and feelings of
concern such that they want to carry out the personal application of
conservation practices such as soil and water conservation, population
planning, reforestation programmes and so on;

(d) to
foster an appreciation of aesthetics;

(e) to
foster an appreciation of, and pride in, the Swazi heritage;

(f) to
provide opportunities for learning the necessary skills to fulfil
previous objectives;

(g) to
provide experiences whereby evaluation of environmental problems may
be carried out;

(h) to
provide the opportunity for individuals to be actively participating
towards the resolution of environmental problems.

The
Malolotja Environmental Education Programme
was established in 1985, with the Centre being opened in 1989,
requiring only the construction of staff houses to be complete. A
similar Centre and Programme were initiated at Mlawula
Nature Reserve in 1995. In addition, there is now a centre based at
the SNTC headquarters in Lobamba.